Spurs Sign Tiago Splitter to 4 year/$36 Million Deal

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Kind of hard to be productive on that ty Suns team.

Uh, no. Easy to be productive on bad teams - he had a chance to cement himself as a top 10 C in the NBA last year and instead messed around after a strong first 20 games. He was really good on a bad Suns team the year before, but once he got his contract he started deferring to Jermaine O'Neal for sake! I have him in a money keeper league and have followed him closely for 3 years. I question his heart after wussing out last year.

[Capt Bringdown]

I've been a big support of Splitter's, hence it was extremely frustrating to see how easily the Heat exposed his flaws. Just hope he develops some more toughness and rigor.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

How could anyone think this is good? He's been non-existent in the biggest games and he has the mental toughness of a 10 year old girl. Horrible move. What does this mean for Kawhi? Cause Kawhi is 100X better and more important than Splitter.

[3 Legged Dog]

The modern DAY NBA for you, weak Centers all around in this league. You get a average to good one you have to overpay.

Yes. Except Splitter is not an average to good center.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

I feel like Pop and RC are losing their minds.

[TheGoldStandard]

He averaged about the same numbers as he did this year as he did last year with less minutes and his playoff numbers were about the same. I just don't see him improving offensively enough to carry the scoring and if you expect others to step in and take the scoring duties then minutes have to be spread out and that makes it more of a liability to reduce minutes to have others on the floor.

[3 Legged Dog]

Splitah gonna add a jumper and shut the haters, pay da man

Nawwwwww. tah gonna continue ta play onlee 20 minutes a game and only gonna grab 5 rebounds per game. Donnnnnnt pay tah no money.

[DJR210]

Hopefully a sign and trade?

This guy is a ing pussy, I'm tired of seeing this play like a woman around the rim.

[rold50]

How could anyone think this is good? He's been non-existent in the biggest games and he has the mental toughness of a 10 year old girl. Horrible move. What does this mean for Kawhi? Cause Kawhi is 100X better and more important than Splitter.

Kawhi is not a free agent.

[angelbelow]

Fair deal.. Tiago has his weaknesses but has objectively improved each season he has been here. Lets hope he continues that trend.

[Russ]

Yes. Except Splitter is not an average to good center.

He's a top 10 big man in the NBA.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Kawhi is not a free agent.

Yeah but if he has a monster year teams will come after him, with this contract and others, can the Spurs keep him?

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

He's a top 10 big man in the NBA.

Tim Duncan
Dwight Howard
Marc Gasol
Pau Gasol
Chris Bosh
Roy Hibbert
David West
LaMarcus Aldridge
Serge Ibaka
Joakim Noah
Kevin Garnet
Kevin Love

All better than Tiago and I probably missed a few.

[Juan]

Every other NBA fan base forum is laughing at this re-signing. Spurfan is convinced this was necessary and a good move because of the lack of quality big man who have been placed next to TD over the years but this was not a good move and Tiago is not worth 9 damn mil per season. He's worth 4-5 mil a year and everyone knows it. Don't care what other big men are getting. This move will do more harm then good once its all said and done.

You can guard him with a point guard for s sake.

[Sean Cagney]

Tim Duncan
Dwight Howard
Marc Gasol
Pau Gasol
Chris Bosh
Roy Hibbert
David West
LaMarcus Aldridge
Serge Ibaka
Joakim Noah
Kevin Garnet
Kevin Love

All better than Tiago and I probably missed a few.

Top 15 Center lol. What a weak NBA we are in nowadays as far as BIGS go

You missed Brooke Lopez up there too lol. I could go on and on.

Every other NBA fan base forum is laughing at this re-signing. Spurfan is convinced this was necessary and a good move because of the lack of quality big man who have been placed next to TD over the years but this was not a good move and Tiago is not worth 9 damn mil per season. He's worth 4-5 mil a year and everyone knows it. Don't care what other big men are getting. This move will do more harm then good once its all said and done.

I am sure alot of NBA teams have contracts near this bad on their squad, but yes he is overpaid.

BTW who is your team? The Sonics don't exist and the midget is in Minny now.

[-21-]

As much as I like Tiago, I don't like this contract. He's being overpaid... But then again so are all the other bigs in the league. I hope they don't stop looking for another bigman though.

[Baam]

Every other NBA fan base forum is laughing at this re-signing. Spurfan is convinced this was necessary and a good move because of the lack of quality big man who have been placed next to TD over the years but this was not a good move and Tiago is not worth 9 damn mil per season. He's worth 4-5 mil a year and everyone knows it. Don't care what other big men are getting. This move will do more harm then good once its all said and done.

Thank you for speaking the truth, Robin Lopez is getting 5M a year, that's what Tiago should be getting.

[Sean Cagney]

Thank you for speaking the truth, Robin Lopez is getting 5M a year, that's what Tiago should be getting.

COT DAMN make my day worse He at most is worth 6 a year I thought, but they go and give him 9.

I feel like Pop and RC are losing their minds.

I have thought this for a good while here.

[L.I.T]

David Robinson retired, but at least we had Timmy to keep the ball rolling. In the event Timmy retires we get left with...Tiago Splitter.

H O R R I B L E

Somehow your sports analysis is worse than Mico Halili's.

[Russ]

Tim Duncan
Dwight Howard
Marc Gasol
Pau Gasol
Chris Bosh
Roy Hibbert
David West
LaMarcus Aldridge
Serge Ibaka
Joakim Noah
Kevin Garnet
Kevin Love

All better than Tiago and I probably missed a few.

Chris Bosh
LaMarcus Aldridge
Serge Ibaka
Kevin Garnet

Sorry, those are not NBA "big men."

David West

Sorry, Splitter is better than him. (Just watch Indy jump to the phone if such a trade were proposed).

So that leaves seven on your list.

[TheGoldStandard]

Every other NBA fan base forum is laughing at this re-signing. Spurfan is convinced this was necessary and a good move because of the lack of quality big man who have been placed next to TD over the years but this was not a good move and Tiago is not worth 9 damn mil per season. He's worth 4-5 mil a year and everyone knows it. Don't care what other big men are getting. This move will do more harm then good once its all said and done.

You can guard him with a point guard for s sake.

It's not a shocker because the Spurs have done this before with players, overpaying them because they're afraid to see what else is out there but you would think an organization such as the Spurs would not buy into the "well others teams are offering guys this amount we have to as well" shtick, they have a system that is highly touted, a certain at ude about winning but not about finding the best bang for the buck.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

I have thought this for a good while here.

I refused to believe it, but after Pop benching Timmy with 28 seconds to go in game 6, and now this, I just don't know what else to say. RC and the FO used to be great at signing underrated players and training them up, but look at some recent signings, this, RJ, Gooden, Roger Mason, just not what they used to be. And Pop, he just overreacts and makes crazy rotations at the worst times, then sticks with those crazy rotations hoping they eventually work. Pop used to always trust his best players no matter the situation, not anymore.

[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

Chris Bosh
LaMarcus Aldridge
Serge Ibaka
Kevin Garnet

Sorry, those are not NBA "big men."

David West

Sorry, Splitter is better than him. (Just watch Indy jump to the phone if such a trade were proposed).

So that leaves seven on your list.

Why don't you consider those guys big men? Cause they can shoot outside shots? Those guys are definitely bigs, and David West is at least strong and tough and puts a lot of effort against top opponents, however he is dumb. Splitter doesn't even bother to show up and he turns the ball over like JR Smith against top compe ion.

[Russ]

Why don't you consider those guys big men?

Because they aren't. No NBA analyst would consider them so.

Just start a discussion with some NBA expert by saying "I think LaMarcus Aldridge is the best big man in the league."

[TheGoldStandard]

Why don't you consider those guys big men? Cause they can shoot outside shots? Those guys are definitely bigs, and David West is at least strong and tough and puts a lot of effort against top opponents, however he is dumb. Splitter doesn't even bother to show up and he turns the ball over like JR Smith against top compe ion.

Yeah, those have been considered NBA bigs for at least the last 10 years.